Toshiba L350 Manual

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Using the Application Cards
To launch an application using the Application Cards:
1Press and hold the 
Fn key.
The TOSHIBA Cards display at the top of the screen.
(Sample Image) TOSHIBA Card display
2 Click the “stacked” card on the  far right of the display. The 
Application Cards are hi dden under this card.
The Application Cards appear , and the Hot Key Cards are 
stacked under the Card on the far left.
(Sample Image) Application Card...

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3The Card Case displays two rows of Cards. 
Cards that appear solid (not tr ansparent) in the bottom row are 
enabled and can be selected when the Application Cards are 
displayed. The top row contains  all of the disabled cards.
4 To enable a card, drag it from the top row to the bottom row. 
To disable the card, drag it from the bottom row to the top row.
5 To close the Card Case, click th e   icon in the top corner of 
the screen.
Hot...

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Lock (Instant security)
The Fn + F1 hot key function activates instant security. The user 
logon screen will appear and a user  with a valid account will need 
to log back on to gain  access to the computer.
or
Fn
 +  This TOSHIBA Card or hot key blanks the display.
Selecting this Card or pressing the hot key displays the 
following options:
(Sample Image) Security options
❖
To enable lock, select  .
❖ To cancel, select  . 

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Power plan 
or
Fn
 +  This TOSHIBA Card or hot key displays the power plans 
and cycles through the power plans.
The properties of each power pl
an, and the power plans that 
are displayed by this function, are set in the Power Options 
window. 
Selecting this Card or pressing the hot key displays the 
currently selectable power plans:
(Sample Image) Power Plan options
Cycle through the power plans,  then select the desired 
power plan. 

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Sleep mode
or
Fn
 +  This TOSHIBA Card or hot ke
y places the computer into 
Sleep mode. 
For more information about  Sleep mode, please see “Using 
and configuring Sleep mode” on page 70 .
Selecting this Card or pressing the hot key displays the 
following options:
(Sample Image) Sleep options
❖ To enable Sleep mode, select  .
❖ To cancel, select  . 

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Hibernation mode 
or
Fn
 +  This TOSHIBA Card or hot ke
y places the computer into 
Hibernation mode. 
If Hibernation mode is disabled, this hot key will not 
respond. For more information on Hibernation mode, see 
“Using and configuring Hibernation mode” on page 67 .
Selecting this Card or pressing the hot key displays the 
following options:
(Sample Image) Hibernation options
❖ To enable Hibernation mode, select  .
❖ To cancel, select  . 

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Output (Display switch)
or
Fn
 +  This TOSHIBA Card or hot key cycles through the power-
on display options (only the first option is available when 
you do not have an external monitor attached) (the last 
option is available only if you are in Extended Display 
Mode).Some modes are only available with the 
appropriate device attached and turned on.
The display modes are:
❖ LCD—Internal display only
❖ LCD + CRT—Internal display and...

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Display brightness
Cycle through the display modes, then select the desired 
mode.
Not all functions are supported on all models.
Some systems also support an additional Swap Image Display 
mode. This mode is available only if the current setting is an 
extended desktop mode (Built-in Display and External Monitor, or 
Built-in Display and TV). In extended desktop mode, the image is 
split into two sides, one side per display device. To...

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Disabling or enabling wireless devices
or
Fn
 +  This TOSHIBA Card or hot key enables/disables the 
optional wireless devices installed in your computer.
The wireless modes are:
❖
Wi-Fi
® enabled—Enables just the Wi-Fi® module.
❖ Bluetooth
® enabled—Enables just the  Bluetooth® 
module.
❖ All disabled—Disables the  Bluetooth
® and Wi-Fi® 
modules.
❖ All enabled—Enables the  Bluetooth
® and Wi-Fi® 
modules.
Selecting this Card or pressing...

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Disabling or enabling the TouchPad™
or
Fn
 +  This TOSHIBA Card or hot key enables/disables the 
TouchPad.
For more information on using the TouchPad, see 
“Disabling or enabling the TouchPad™” on page 58
.
Selecting this Card or pressing the hot key displays the 
following options:
(Sample Image) Disable or Enable TouchPad options
❖ To enable the TouchPad, select  .
❖ To disable the TouchPad, select  .